Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP)

HIMAP is gearing up to produce a Comprehensive Assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region. This assessment will assess the current state of knowledge of the HKH region, address critical data gaps and lead to a set of practically oriented policy recommendations. The assessment process will involve a broad and diverse group of researchers, practitioners and policy makers, and culminate in a major publication with a highly reputed international publishing house in 2017.

about himap

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is one of the greatest mountain systems in the world, encompassing an area of over 4.3 million km2. Outside of the North and South Poles, the region contains the largest area of permanent ice cover in the world, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the ‘Third Pole’ of the earth. Its terrain encompasses the source of 10 major river systems, 4 global biodiversity spots, 330 important bird areas, and hundreds of mountain peaks over 6,000 masl. The region provides water, ecosystem services, food, energy, and livelihood to 210 million people directly.